Drawing
late 19th century (made)
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Drawing of an interior in the style of an early 15th-century room. Against the wall is a cabinet and a chair; along the top of the wall is a frieze, decorated with medieval figures.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Metal-point, pencil, pen and ink and water-colour |
| Brief description | Drawing by Edward William Godwin showing a room in the style of an early 15th-century interior. One of five leaves with designs for titles, including the Japanese sparrow design, and for furniture in various styles, and the ground plan of a studio etc. Metal-point, pencil, pen and ink and water-colour, late 19th century. |
| Physical description | Drawing of an interior in the style of an early 15th-century room. Against the wall is a cabinet and a chair; along the top of the wall is a frieze, decorated with medieval figures. |
| Dimensions | The drawings in this series are described as being of various sizes |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist |
| Object history | One of the tiles shown on E.380-1963 is identical with one on p.42 of the sketchbook E.235-1963, dated 18 May 1874. This drawing is one of 191 loose leaves, from various sketchbooks by the artist, dated 1851 to 1884. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.378-1963 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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